About the Measure
Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
Description | The persistence scale for children is a non-physical questionnaire measuring persistence accross 40 items. |
Example | I usually persist in what I am doing |
Link | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327752jpa5102_2 |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 40 |
Format | Dichotomous |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 7-13 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .66 |
Test retest | 6 months, r= .77 |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | t=2.98, p<.01 in the distinction between gymnasts that persevered and those who dropped out |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Lufi, D., & Cohen, A. (1987). A scale for measuring persistence in children. Journal of Personality Assessment, 51(2), 178–185. doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5102_2 |